Why did Orwell use animals instead of people

Why did Orwell use animals instead of people for his characters? o o For censorship/disguise To emphasize human weaknesses To simplify his purpose Men can become beast-like when corrupted by power

What is the political statement that emerges from Old Major’s dream? o All animals should unite and rebel against tyranny because all animals are equal like brothers.

What is Major’s warnings to the animals? o o o Must not resemble Man Do not take on Man’s vices; he forbids living in a house, sleeping in a bed, drinking alcohol, wearing clothes, smoking tobacco, touching money and engaging in trade Animals must not tyrannize another animal

What makes it easy for the pigs to gain control? o o they are intelligent The extreme ignorance of the other animals

Name the levels of interpretation in Animal Farm that make it an allegory? o o o Fictional Satirical Political Historical Symbolic (figurative)

What is theme of Animal Farm? o Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

What is the climax of the novel? o When the animals look into the window and see the pigs and humans and cannot tell the difference between the two of them. Or o When Napoleon runs Snowball off of the farm.

In what ways did the pigs change during the course of the novel. o o o o Saved best food for themselves Moved into the house Slept in beds Isolated themselves Dealt with men Took up tobacco and liquor Walked on hind legs

What was the first right Napoleon took away from the other animals? o Their participation in decision-making – no more debates or voting

Why does Orwell write from the “lower” animals’ point of view? o o So the reader can see the oppressing side of betrayal and oppression So the reader can identify with the victims

What function does Benjamin serve in Animal Farm? o He is cynical. He expresses Orwell’s belief that power always corrupts.

What political function does Snowball eventually serve for Napoleon? o Scapegoat

What are some of the tactics Napoleon uses to ensure his powerful position? o o o Dogs—as police they help isolate the pigs from the other animals and they help purge the problem animals by killing them. Propaganda—He rewrites history and creates a great project to unite them Mass rallies and elaborate ceremonies Educating the young Discrediting Snowball

Give an example of verbal irony in this book. o Any commandment

Give an example of dramatic irony in this book. o When the pigs walk on two legs and Boxer’s maxim “Napoleon’s always right”

Give an example of a paradox in the novel. o “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. ”

According to Napoleon, the truest happiness lay in what 2 ideas? o Working hard and living frugally

What is Squealer’s role in the story? o o Serves to spread propaganda for Napoleon Justifies Napoleon’s edicts Creates a diversion Is a manipulator and serves to snoop around for Napoleon

What is the importance of reading in this society? o o Reading = knowledge=power illiteracy enforces this type of government and the separation of the classes

What is the original maxim of Animal Farm? o All animals are equal

What was Orwell’s purpose in writing Animal Farm? o To satirize the totalitarian society

At the end of the novel, what changes does Napoleon propose in his speech? o o Drop the use of “comrade” Omit visiting the boar’s skull Remove the hoof/horn from the flag Change “Animal Farm” to “Manor Farm”

A totalitarian’s only real concern is o Increasing POWER